In the first round of the 2019 playoffs, the second game of the Clippers vs Warriors, in just two more quarters, the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who ranked first in the Western Conference and sat on the health big four, bombarded the eighth-ranked Clippers in the West, with the Warriors' most inaccurate Drummond Green's one-point shot, the Warriors have achieved a huge lead of as many as 28 points, in the face of such a huge disparity in strength and point difference, the Clippers want to complete the reversal is simply a fool's dream! And they've shown signs of no-heartedness on the court, and even with a baseline serve without any defensive interference, the Clippers have made incredible low-level mistakes.
At the time of the collapse of the army, Louis Williams, who had been sitting on the bench, finally joined the battle:
In the third quarter of 8 minutes and 32 seconds, Lou Wei received the ball outside the right wing three-point line, and the defense of the top best defender Drummond Green, without a trace of hesitation and cramping, raised his hand was a three-point shot, completely ignoring Green's long-arm interference, spinning into the net with a crisp sound, feeding the whole team to eat a reassuring pill;
The Warriors' offense continued, and the point difference was quickly stretched by them to the most 31 points in the game, but the Clippers did not panic, but resolutely executed the counterattack under the leadership of Lou Wei, he first broke through the basket and turned back to find the follow-up Je michael Green, helped him complete the dunk, and then borrowed a cover to get rid of Thompson and Cook, and then he won the rebound, and then he held Green's long arm, floated and hit the back jump shot...
He continued to stand up to the opponent's defense, hit one goal after another, and he could always find an empty teammate after attracting the defense, and throughout the third quarter, Lou Wei single-handedly shot 7 of 9, swept down 17 points plus 4 assists, leading the Clippers to chase the point difference to only 14 points!
In the fourth quarter, the Warriors stepped up their pinch on Lou Wei, but the connection between Lou Wei and Harrell began to work, and the Brutalist forward kept hitting the Warriors' box, and by 5 minutes and 38 seconds, the Clippers were only 6 points behind! By this time, Lou Wei had already delivered 10 assists!
As the end of the game approached, Warriors coach Steve Kerr finally changed to the "Hampton Five" and pushed the game into the decisive moment, trying to use the luxurious lineup of Curry - Thompson - Iguodala - Durant Green to extinguish the Clippers' counterattack momentum, which made them invincible in the past two years! But the question now is that they still have nothing to do with Louis Williams:
—— 5 minutes and 34 seconds before the final, Lu Wei received the ball on the right side, accelerated to start, passed between the two iron gates of Iguodala and Thompson, and between the marches, Iguodala made physical contact with him, Lu Wei stepped on the ground, popped to the right, rode a horse to shoot an arrow in the fly, shot sideways, an arrow hit the bullseye, the referee whistle landed, 2+1 was played, turning the score into 117-120;
——4 minutes and 23 seconds before the final game, Curry attracted the bag clip, assisted the Green middle road dunk to win, Lou Wei received the ball and ran long distance, to the front court to borrow a cover after killing the left side, after shaking off Thompson's half position, the foot pedaled out of the horse archery again, while flying to the left, while twisting the body to aim at the basket, the chasing Thompson immediately waved to seal, but The reclining Lou Wei was still flying in the air, waiting until Thompson's arm split, he calmly dialed the ball before landing, so that the basketball slid smoothly into the basket! 121-125；
—— In the Golden State squad, Durant shot out, and after the breakthrough, a Thunder split hit 2+1 to open the score again, but Harrell's two-handed heavy buckle and Lou Wei made two penalties after the foul once again clenched the point difference;
—— 1 minute and 33 seconds before the final game, the two sides fought 126-128, Lou Wei held the ball high, using cover to get rid of Thompson in front of him, Looney immediately made up for it in front of him, Lou Wei did not continue to go deeper, but pulled the ball sideways in the long two-point area, using his own housekeeping skill: throwing backwards to the left! Thompson flew in, but unfortunately it was too late, and the basketball hit the basket, and the score was 128-128! The huge 31-point difference has finally been smoothed out! People seem to see iverson's shadow of the Purple Gold Lakers in Lu Wei's body;
But soon, Curry punched the Clippers like a steel cone into the heart of the Clippers in the last 55.8 seconds, but they did not despair, but instead handed out a fierce counterattack! Lu Wei controlled the ball in his hand, a quick change of direction shook over Thompson, into the hinterland of the opponent, Green hurried to block, Lou Wei saw the brakes fixed, a false shot to fly Clay, and then stomped backwards and low leaps out, the whole body like a kite exaggerated backwards, forcibly avoided Clay's protruding arm, and then rushed to pull the ball out before landing on the left foot, the basketball fluttered lightly in the air across a beautiful arc, and finally through the net! 45.2 seconds before the final, the score was 130-131!
Louis Williams scored his 29th point of the second half, scoring 36 points and 11 assists! Thompson then lost a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and the Clippers used Lou Wei's containment to conduct the ball into the empty Shamet, who hit a three-pointer and reversed it with one hit! After Curry's key shot was deflected, the Warriors had no choice but to execute foul tactics, and finally the Clippers completed a 31-point earth-shattering reversal at 135-131, defeating the Golden State Warriors on the throne! And Lou wei was the key figure in the Clippers' ability to achieve this feat.
At this time, Lu Wei is already a 32-year-old veteran, only 1.85 meters tall, weighs only 79 kilograms, and his physical fitness has no longer been related to the word "explosive", but with this body alone, Lu Wei can make the top defensive players of the Golden State Warriors helpless! Nine days later, Lou Also blasted another 33 points and 10 assists to help the team win a second victory over the defending champions!
So, what is the strength of Louis Williams, who can make the Golden State Warriors have a headache?
He's light, fast, and doesn't bounce badly, which allows him to float long enough and slide far enough, so you can often see him leaning back to avoid the opponent's defense as if he were suspended in mid-air.
He is a master of blocking and dismantling offense, 54.6% of the proportion in the offense comes from blocking and dismantling the ball, averaging the third most 11.1 blocks in the league per game, and can score 0.96 points with a 44.2% shooting rate per round, the most important thing is that he has a 17% chance of causing opponents to foul, and the lethality ranks first in the league, which also makes his comprehensive blocking offensive level exceed the 80.2% of players in the league.
When attacking, Lu Wei's main moves are four: dribbling dry three-pointers, drifting left after dribbling suddenly, breaking through the glide lever to rebound on the basket, and holding the ball to break through the horseback archery after a physical confrontation.
Obviously, Lou Wei is a peripheral scorer who needs to hold the ball in his hand, and is extremely good at making difficult shots by dribbling the ball autonomously. In terms of emergency stop jump shots, Lou Wei's two-point shooting rate is 42.6% and three-point shooting rate is 35.4%; when it comes to receiving shots, the two figures are 31.6% and 36.8%.
There is no need for too complicated tactical cooperation, nor do you need teammates to open up more open space for him, just a high cover, Lu Wei can dribble the ball to find the space for attack, even if the best defender is in front of him, he can also complete the difficult shot through various stunts, and a little carelessness can let him create a free throw.
This offensive style and ability makes It impossible for Lu Wei to be completely sealed, and the defender can only do his best to limit him and affect his shooting target, but once he finds the feeling, he will enter the insoluble realm of the man blocking the killing god.
And that's what makes Louis Williams famous.
In addition, Lou Wei's offensive help to the team is not only in terms of scoring, the famous rapper Mick Mill has written a "i want it all" for him, not to mention that he is also a guy who can have two girlfriends at the same time (although one of them has broken up with him now, they still maintain a friendship), so how to find a balance between attacking and activating teammates is not difficult for the experienced Roadway today.
He has delivered 5.4 assists per game, with 2.4 turnovers, especially since he and Harrell have formed an excellent tacit understanding. It was this thunderous combination that gave the Clippers the craziest bench lineup in the league, averaging the league's first-highest 53.22 points per game in the regular season and an even crazier 55.67 points in the playoffs!
Although the Clippers eventually lost the series 2-4, the competitiveness and resilience they showed in the playoffs has won the respect of everyone.
It was one of the brightest seasons of Lowe's entire career, and in the 18-19 season, Lowe was able to contribute 20 points and 5.4 assists to the team in 26.6 minutes per game, lifted his third league best sixth-man trophy, and led the rebuilding Clippers to the playoffs as the team's top scorer, a feat that even the other No. 23 in Los Angeles did not do.
You know, as early as two years ago, when Louis Williams was traded to the Clippers by Houston, he thought that his career was running out, and even made a plan to retire after playing the last season, because in the past dozen seasons, Lu Wei's career seems to have been conclusive, and it is difficult to set off much storm.
Before entering the league, Lou Wei was a high-profile five-star high school student, but after graduating from high school, he did not go to college, but directly participated in the NBA draft. However, due to poor trial performances, The under-19-year-old Lou Wei waited until the 15th pick in the second round to be selected by the Philadelphia 76ers and became the younger brother of idol Iverson.
In the first two seasons of his career, the emaciated Lou Wei did not get many opportunities to play, and most of the time, he sat on the bench and watched Iverson's every move on the court, carefully studying Big Brother's moves until Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets.
In the third season of his career, Lu Wei, who was given more playing time, surprised Philadelphia fans with the discovery that they seemed to have found Iverson's successor, who spun around the court like an elf, played a rather sharp mid-range emergency stop and back jump shot, and from time to time he could fly high and stage an exciting gliding dunk under the magnesium light! He averaged 11.5 points per game and has never averaged more than double-digit points per game in a single season.
In the first round of the 2011 playoffs, the fourth game of the 76ers vs. the Heat, Lou Wei scored a quasi-kill against Wade's defense from outside the three-point line 8.1 seconds before the final, rewriting the game ending and showing his killer instincts for the first time. In the 2011-12 season, Lou Wei had become a bench snatcher who averaged 14.9 points per game, but unfortunately he lost to the Thunder's James Harden in the best sixth man selection.
If at this time, looking ahead to Louis Williams' future, predicting that he will one day become a scorer averaging 20+ per game seems like a matter of course, but the reality is that the 76ers did not show due sincerity in the offseason extension, Andllo turned to a mid-term contract back to his growth home, joining the Atlanta Hawks, but just when Lou wanted to take his career further, his right knee suffered a fatal cruciate ligament tear, and could only announce the season reimbursement with hatred. When he returned in 13-14, he had only played a season averaging 10.4 points per game, and the impatient Hawks soon traded him to the Toronto Raptors in the offseason.
At the watershed of his career, Lou improved his playing style, greatly increasing his three-point shooting (averaging 5.6 per game) and maximizing his foul-making ability (4.9 per game) without hitting the penalty area. This style of play coincided with the sudden "small ball storm", so in the 14-15 season, Lu Wei averaged a career-high 15.5 points per game and lifted his first best sixth-man trophy.
In the 2015-16 season, Lu Wei joined the Los Angeles Lakers, and in the game against the Thunder, Lou Wei scored 23 points in the last quarter, and the whole game exploded for 44 points, showing his thigh strength. In the 16-17 season at the Lakers, Lou Wei averaged 18.6 points per game, the team's top scorer, including in two games in early December, he also scored 40 and 38 points in a row, and began to rank among the league's top scorers.
But even if Lou Wei's performance is dazzling, his team building value is still the same as in the past few years, he is still not a non-selling product of the team, nor is he one of the core of the team, and the efforts made over the years seem to be only to make him more valuable as a trading chip, for a first-round draft pick that is expected to be very low, the Lakers traded Lou Wei to Houston.
In Houston, Lou Wei played very uncomfortable, his status was reduced to the seventh person on the team, the shooting percentage fell off a cliff, and all kinds of discomfort made Lu Wei tired after playing his twelfth season, he obviously had lost the fun of basketball in that extreme system, so he had the intention of quietly retiring after playing the 17-18 season.
At this point in his career, although there are occasional highlights, in addition to a best sixth-man trophy, Lou Wei's resume is only a bunch of gray and white numbers that will eventually be forgotten, and within a few years after retiring, he will be submerged in the long river of history.
But Louis Williams seems to have been born with an inseparable bond with the city of Los Angeles, and after being packaged and traded to the Clippers, he actually regained his life after thirty! Bursting with energy and light like never before!
In November 2017, he exploded 42 points to win the derby with the Lakers; at the end of December, he exploded 40 points and 8 assists to extinguish the Hornets; on January 10, 2018, he scored 8 three-pointers against the Warriors, beating Golden State by 50 points; on January 20, he scored 31 points against the Utah Jazz and completed 10 steals to equal the single-game steal record of active players! Against the Grizzlies on Jan. 26, he scored 40 points and 10 assists to average 22.6 points + 5.3 assists per game throughout the 17-18 season, surpassing 20 points per game for the first time in his career! At the same time, he also lifted his second best sixth man trophy!
Then last season, he not only maintained his scoring average of 20 points per game, but also lifted the trophy of best sixth man again! Three best sixth-man trophies also brought him to an equal with Jamal Crawford, making him one of the strongest sixths in NBA history! It can be seen that these two years in Los Angeles have elevated Lowe's career to a new height, and in the upcoming 19-20 season, he also has a great opportunity to hit the peak of honor, and has the opportunity to make his name deeply engraved in the history of the NBA.
This summer, the Clippers managed to recruit Leonard, the ultimate winner of last season, and through the trade, Paul George, who was playing his career-best performance, completed the rebuild in an instant and promoted to the championship sequence! Became the biggest winner of this offseason.
But while everyone is shouting that the Clippers have two superstars, please don't overlook that they are commanded by a champion coach who has proven his strength, Doug Rivers, they still have Beverley who can tear up, Harrell with strong impact on the inside, young quality shooters Shamet, Harkless and Jermiel Green are also tough players not to be underestimated, and don't forget that they still have Louis Williams on the bench, a hidden trump card that can erupt at any time!